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. >>> at the white house today, vice president joe biden presided over a meeting of gun control supporters, one day before a planned meeting with gun rights advocates, including the nra. this is all in advance of the administration's push for new gun laws in the post newtown era. our white house correspondent kristen welker was there. she is with us tonight from the north lawn. kristen, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. trying to maintain momentum. for stiffer gun control laws in the wake of that tragedy. vice president biden met with victims' groups and gun safety organizations here at the white house today and laid down a new political marker. meeting with his gun safety task force, the vice president said the white house is prepared to act if congress does not. >> i want to make it clear that we are not going to get caught up in the notion, unless we can do everything we're going to do nothing. it's critically important we act. >> reporter: sources close to the talks say among the executive actions, the president is considering expanding background checks for gun pu
. >>> at the white house today, vice president joe biden presided over a meeting of gun control supporters, one day before a planned meeting with gun rights advocates, including the nra. this is all in advance of the administration's push for new gun laws in the post newtown era. our white house correspondent kristen welker was there. she is with us tonight from the north lawn. kristen, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. trying to maintain momentum. for...
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joe biden hosting key republican senators that night. president obama doing six national interviews monday on the eve of his remarks to the country. the president will make more calls to congress members this weekend, nbc news determined that the graphic videos not not been seen by members of the house yet. they will be shown the videos in the next classified briefing scheduled for monday. >> peter alexander at the white house, thank you. the program note, we will have an interview with president obama on monday night here on nightly news on the eve of his address to the nation about syria. >> in the meantime, secretary of state john kerry continues travels overseas where he is making the president's case. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell is in paris this evening. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, harry. the president is trying to drum up support for military action from european leaders with mixed events. secretary kerry came to paris hoping to change public opinion at home and in france. [speaking foreig
joe biden hosting key republican senators that night. president obama doing six national interviews monday on the eve of his remarks to the country. the president will make more calls to congress members this weekend, nbc news determined that the graphic videos not not been seen by members of the house yet. they will be shown the videos in the next classified briefing scheduled for monday. >> peter alexander at the white house, thank you. the program note, we will have an interview with...
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biden met with people on all sides of the fight over new gun restrictions. from the white house, nbc's kristen welker has more tonight. >> reporter: a month after the newtown shooting, gun stores tell nbc news they have seen an uptick in sales. owners stocking up out of fear the obama administration will impose stiffer laws. in december, the national instant criminal background check system reported 2.2 million background checks were performed last month, in increase of about 58% over the same period in 2011. >> you all know this is a complicated issue. >> reporter: and it is against this backdrop that the vice president is wrapping up his gun safety task force. >> federal weapons trafficking statute to universal background checks to making more widely available mental health assistance. >> reporter: there are more proposals, including the controversial reinstatement of the assault weapons ban, and limiting access to high capacity clips. earlier in the wee biden butted heads with the national rifle association over those issues. >> the vice president and his
biden met with people on all sides of the fight over new gun restrictions. from the white house, nbc's kristen welker has more tonight. >> reporter: a month after the newtown shooting, gun stores tell nbc news they have seen an uptick in sales. owners stocking up out of fear the obama administration will impose stiffer laws. in december, the national instant criminal background check system reported 2.2 million background checks were performed last month, in increase of about 58% over the...
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biden and clinton is already backed by many party leaders. >> i don't know. i know if she does, she will win and when she becomes president, she'll be one of the best eequipment, best prepared people to enter the white house in a very long time. >> reporter: although clinton's husband still says she has not yet decided. >> i think she would be the first to tell that you there is no such thing as a done deal ever by anybody. i don't know what she's going to do. >> reporter: of course the minute she announces, clinton becomes an immediate target for opponents on all sides. it may have well cost her the nomination last time. another reason for the slow rollout of the hill 2016 campaign. lester? >> andrea mitchell, thanks. >>> when "nbc nightly news" continues, the role of mental health in trying to prevent mass shootings. >>> and later, an incredible love story. the ending finally written seven decades later. help the gulf recover and learn from what happened so we could be a better, safer energy company. i can tell you - safety is at the heart of everything we
biden and clinton is already backed by many party leaders. >> i don't know. i know if she does, she will win and when she becomes president, she'll be one of the best eequipment, best prepared people to enter the white house in a very long time. >> reporter: although clinton's husband still says she has not yet decided. >> i think she would be the first to tell that you there is no such thing as a done deal ever by anybody. i don't know what she's going to do. >>...
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. >> among those in attendance vice president joe biden who seemingly could not contain his anger. he called the accused terrorists quote, two twisted perverted cowardly knockoff jihadists. unquote. >>> to iraq where bloodshed has led to 100 deaths in the past two days. a crack down in a protest a northern town triggered tuesday's unrest. clashes have been contained to remote areas it's only a matter of time before sectarian tensions merge with the syrian civil war across the border. >>> is it a double standard by congress? politico reports leaders of both parties are in talks to exempt lawmakers and their aides from obama care. the paper says it's concern is for members of congress and its staff who are lower paid or not so well off. if they're required to join insurance exchanges some may have difficulty paying the premiums if not subsidized by the federal government. most parts that law kick in next year. >>> flash and bang, a series of fuel barge explosions along the mobile river sent three people to the hospital with burns last night. coast guard and firefighters respond odd t
. >> among those in attendance vice president joe biden who seemingly could not contain his anger. he called the accused terrorists quote, two twisted perverted cowardly knockoff jihadists. unquote. >>> to iraq where bloodshed has led to 100 deaths in the past two days. a crack down in a protest a northern town triggered tuesday's unrest. clashes have been contained to remote areas it's only a matter of time before sectarian tensions merge with the syrian civil war across the...
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chris: of course sarah palin's biggest task was taking on joe biden in their debate and biden is our next fascinating character and in one of our economic bits we picked on biden's sweet spot, his tendency to say exactly what is passing through his mind. we look back at the time he was still in the senate and his notorious questioning of supreme court nominee samuel alito. biden said some sort of record for the longest question on the history of the planet. take a look, and remember, this is one question. >> i understand, judge, i'm the only one standing between you and lunch, so i'm sorry to make this painless. judge, i'd like to say a few very brief things at the outset. the question is, sometimes some of the things you've said and done puzzle, at least puzzle me, and i'd like to -- and one of the things, it's not part of the line of question i wanted to ask, but again, this is just by way of, you know, why some of us are puzzled, because if i was aware of it and i didn't even like princeton, no, i mean, i really didn't like princeton. yeah, i was an irish catholic kid who thought
chris: of course sarah palin's biggest task was taking on joe biden in their debate and biden is our next fascinating character and in one of our economic bits we picked on biden's sweet spot, his tendency to say exactly what is passing through his mind. we look back at the time he was still in the senate and his notorious questioning of supreme court nominee samuel alito. biden said some sort of record for the longest question on the history of the planet. take a look, and remember, this is...
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. >>> vice president joe biden was officially sworn in. >> repeat after me, i joseph r. biden jr., do solemnly swear >>> i, joseph r. biden jr. do solemnly swear. >> that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic. >> against all enemies foreign and domestic. >> that i will bear true faith and ali generals to the same. >>> that i will bear true faith and ali generals to the same and take this obligation freel without any mentally vation or purpose of evasion. >> i will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which i am about to enter. >> the duties of the office on which i am about to enter. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. >> supreme court justice, sonia sotomayor administering the oath of office. vice president joe biden beginning his second term as vice president. >>> in just a few hours, president obama will be officially sworn in. still to come, we are going to talk about growing up in the w
. >>> vice president joe biden was officially sworn in. >> repeat after me, i joseph r. biden jr., do solemnly swear >>> i, joseph r. biden jr. do solemnly swear. >> that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic. >> against all enemies foreign and domestic. >> that i will bear true faith and ali generals to the...
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i love joe biden. he has a very nice wife as well. so a shout-out to those guys, to joe biden for being a good sport. [ applause ] we make fun of him every night. >> steve: come on. >> jimmy: hey, guys. it's time for "late night" hashtags. here we go. ♪ hashtags, hashtags hashtags, hashtags hashtags ♪ >> jimmy: you guys are on twitter, right? [ cheers ] it's fun. well, we use twitter on our show every single week, so if you watch our show and you want to play along, we do this thing every wednesday night where i send out a hashtag and we ask you guys to tweet out things based on that topic. so, because it's spring and that means it's allergy season starting up, a lot of people going to see their doctors. last night i went on twitter and started a hashtag called "my doctor is weird." i asked you guys to tweet out something weird, funny, or embarrassing, about your doctor. i tweeted out that my doctor wanted me to give him a positive yelp review. what's wrong with people? >> steve: because the rest of them were horrible? >> jimmy: y
i love joe biden. he has a very nice wife as well. so a shout-out to those guys, to joe biden for being a good sport. [ applause ] we make fun of him every night. >> steve: come on. >> jimmy: hey, guys. it's time for "late night" hashtags. here we go. ♪ hashtags, hashtags hashtags, hashtags hashtags ♪ >> jimmy: you guys are on twitter, right? [ cheers ] it's fun. well, we use twitter on our show every single week, so if you watch our show and you want to play...
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yesterday joe biden defended the white house's gun control initiative by saying that he actually has two guns himself. and biden was like, and i never leave home without them. [ laughter ] joe, that doesn't make it, why? >> steve: why would he do that? >> jimmy: this week was the season premiere of "american idol." you guys watching "american idol?" [ cheers ] good. and what they are doing this year. they are having people that they are able to nominate their talented friends who don't want to audition, yeah. making someone try out for something they don't really want, or as republicans call that, the romney plan, and it's just -- [ laughter ] hey, listen to this, you guys. the original batmobile from the 1960s "batman" series is expected to sell for $5 million at an auction this weekend. so if you've got $5 million and you want to look like batman, why not just become batman. [ laughter ] make a cave out of papier-mache in your garage. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: like a male escort to come over and dress like -- i don't know how that would work. i've never seen "batman." i don't know
yesterday joe biden defended the white house's gun control initiative by saying that he actually has two guns himself. and biden was like, and i never leave home without them. [ laughter ] joe, that doesn't make it, why? >> steve: why would he do that? >> jimmy: this week was the season premiere of "american idol." you guys watching "american idol?" [ cheers ] good. and what they are doing this year. they are having people that they are able to nominate their...
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tuesday night, interestingly, joe biden was on the stage, and he gave a rip roaring, crowd pleasing speech. she was more constrained, praising her longtime partner in all of this, but, boy, she let it rip on friday. there was no misunderstanding. if she decides she's running, she has everyone around her, james carville joining here this week, the strongest signal yet. >> maggie haberman, you wrote something really interesting in politico, the viewer's guide to her intentions and the various benchmarks. pay attention to these things. her business choices, cautious versus candor, the company she keeps, where her book tour takes her. she's going to write a book this week talking about her time at the state department. the muzzle on the big dog, that being the former president, and her appearance. discuss. >> i'll work backwards, actually, starting with appearance, which maureen dowd hit on today in "the new york times" and it's right. you are seeing sort of a new hair style on hillary clinton. i got a lot of pushback on talk ing about that, but the reality is hillary clinton has dealt with th
tuesday night, interestingly, joe biden was on the stage, and he gave a rip roaring, crowd pleasing speech. she was more constrained, praising her longtime partner in all of this, but, boy, she let it rip on friday. there was no misunderstanding. if she decides she's running, she has everyone around her, james carville joining here this week, the strongest signal yet. >> maggie haberman, you wrote something really interesting in politico, the viewer's guide to her intentions and the...
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. >>> coming up this morning at 7:00, vice president joe biden wraps up his bay area visit with a little surprise. we'll tell you where he stops for a little breakfast before heading back to work. those stories and more at 7:00, plus the father's day forecast. now back to the "today" show. >>> and welcome back on this sunday morning. it is june 16th, 2013. father's day. i felt the first raindrop. that's all right. nothing is going to dampen this day for dads around the country. i'm erica hill alongside tom llamas. mara schiavocampo is here along with dylan dreyer. that's not going to put a damper on our day. >> it should not be happening. >> there is a bit after celebration for one dad this morning. talk about a great father's day gift, kim kardashian and kanye west now the proud parents of a little baby girl just in time for the big day. so we will bring you some details, let you know how mom and baby are doing and also what might be next for the high-profile parents. >> and speaking of dad, we'll introduce you to a father and a son who have a very special bond. this is an amazing story
. >>> coming up this morning at 7:00, vice president joe biden wraps up his bay area visit with a little surprise. we'll tell you where he stops for a little breakfast before heading back to work. those stories and more at 7:00, plus the father's day forecast. now back to the "today" show. >>> and welcome back on this sunday morning. it is june 16th, 2013. father's day. i felt the first raindrop. that's all right. nothing is going to dampen this day for dads around...
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joe biden still out there. but the arc of those two from rivals -- friends in the senate, rivals on the presidential campaign trail and now working together four years, one of the more interesting human political stories we've seen in the last generation. >> you think they are close? >> no doubt in my mind, they are genuinely close. when hillary clinton says we do this because we love america. that's kind of corny. exactly the way she feels about her service and why the last four years, she was willing to work with someone she had such a bigger fight with on the camp taken trail. >>> still ahead, the mother who sent off a firestorm when she put her 7-year-old on a diet and wrote about it in a national magazine. was tough love the right move? or did she go too far? we'll ask her in a live interview. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> still to come, he slices, he dices, he gets people to buy all sorts of stuff with his late night infomercials. he tells you it's going to change your life. find out just what ma
joe biden still out there. but the arc of those two from rivals -- friends in the senate, rivals on the presidential campaign trail and now working together four years, one of the more interesting human political stories we've seen in the last generation. >> you think they are close? >> no doubt in my mind, they are genuinely close. when hillary clinton says we do this because we love america. that's kind of corny. exactly the way she feels about her service and why the last four...
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. >> also this morning, the battle of gun control heats up, vice president joe biden comes face-to-face with members of the nra today. we're at the white house with details. >>> distracted drivers in deadly accidents. why some sentences are so light. >>> we're going to break down this morning's oscar nominations. >> very excited. >>> we want to start with the outbreak of the flu virus that's happening across the country right now. we have two reports this morning, beginning with dr. nancy snyderman, she's in boston this morning. nancy, good morning, i know there's some serious cases there. >> reporter: good morning, savannah, yes, a state of emergency has been declared in boston at brigham women's hospital where they were seeing patients yesterday in the hallway. representative of the stranglehold of influenza is hitting across communities. i've been now in two major hospital emergency departments in the last two days and have never seen anything like this in the united states. >> i am declaring a public health emergency in the city of boston. >> reporter: with 18 flu-related deaths in
. >> also this morning, the battle of gun control heats up, vice president joe biden comes face-to-face with members of the nra today. we're at the white house with details. >>> distracted drivers in deadly accidents. why some sentences are so light. >>> we're going to break down this morning's oscar nominations. >> very excited. >>> we want to start with the outbreak of the flu virus that's happening across the country right now. we have two reports this...
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biden. miguel reports from prescott, arizona. >> reporter: the tribute honored their lives and their sacrifice. >> wade, scott parker. >> 19 fallen firefighters that fought and died together. [ bell ringing ] >> reporter: dan was their chief. >> if i could fulfill my fondest wish it could be that my tears would wash away the pain and loss that we all feel. >> reporter: the granite mountain hot shots were a band of brothers that saved homes and battled blazes where ever they were called. >> an elite unit in every sense of that phrase. >> reporter: last week they were in their own backyard when a fire storm swept over them. only one man in the team survived. the crew look out was a mile away. he read the hotshot prayer. >> lord bless my hotshot crew, my family, one and all. >> reporter: a city, a state, a country remembers the granite mountain 19. nbc news, prescott, arizona. >>> at least 21 people were injured last night when a second story deck collapsed on to a ground level patio at a north
biden. miguel reports from prescott, arizona. >> reporter: the tribute honored their lives and their sacrifice. >> wade, scott parker. >> 19 fallen firefighters that fought and died together. [ bell ringing ] >> reporter: dan was their chief. >> if i could fulfill my fondest wish it could be that my tears would wash away the pain and loss that we all feel. >> reporter: the granite mountain hot shots were a band of brothers that saved homes and battled blazes...
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and a senior official tells nbc news, the president and vice president joe biden will take the message on the road in the days and weeks ahead. doing it online with the #nowisthetime. kicking off the most ambitious federal campaign to kick off gun violence in decades, president obama wednesday made this heartfelt promise. >> i will put everything i've got into this, and so will joe. >> reporter: but some republicans are signaling it will be an uphill battle for the president. >> it won't be easy. legislation will be introduced and we'll look at it when it happens. >> reporter: marco rubio dismissed the president's plan. guns are not the problem. criminals with evidence nil their heart is. what's in the plan? a ban on military style assault weapons, limits op high-capacity magazines, that might have reduced the number of victims in recent shootings, universal background checks that could have prevented the columbine high school gunman from purchasing from a private seller. >> this is our first task as a society. keeping our children safe. >> reporter: to reinforce that point, mr. obama
and a senior official tells nbc news, the president and vice president joe biden will take the message on the road in the days and weeks ahead. doing it online with the #nowisthetime. kicking off the most ambitious federal campaign to kick off gun violence in decades, president obama wednesday made this heartfelt promise. >> i will put everything i've got into this, and so will joe. >> reporter: but some republicans are signaling it will be an uphill battle for the president....
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. >> you've got to find, you know -- >> little joe biden there. it was a little over the top. but anyway i turned it off 21-0. it was over pretty early. congratulations to alabama. congratulations to notre dame. what a great season as well. >> and to mccarron's girlfriend for all your twitter followers. >> exactly. >>> mr. roker? >> a big storm in texas, we'll see this upper low make its way out of mexico, bringing rain already into southern texas. a risk of severe storms out of this thing. as you can see over the next 48 hours, moisture comes in out of the gulf, energy from the low really gets wound up. rainfall amounts. first of all, flood threats, flash flood threats and we're talking rainfall over 5 to 7 inches of rain along parts of eastern and central texas. it could have a great effect, at least, of knocking down the drought. flooding could be a big problem as well. we'll get your local forecast right after this. total of about $10,000 back." i wave my wand and refunds suddenly appear. i can help you. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. we do have thick
. >> you've got to find, you know -- >> little joe biden there. it was a little over the top. but anyway i turned it off 21-0. it was over pretty early. congratulations to alabama. congratulations to notre dame. what a great season as well. >> and to mccarron's girlfriend for all your twitter followers. >> exactly. >>> mr. roker? >> a big storm in texas, we'll see this upper low make its way out of mexico, bringing rain already into southern texas. a risk...
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joe biden and dr. jill biden as well. we are picking up speed and waiting for the big moment, the anticipation, obviously, building in hopes that the president and the first lady will make a little bit of a stroll on this nice washington, d.c. day, brian. >> thanks, amron. i think this means you're near where natalie morales is? >> yeah, we just saw the motorcade go by. as you heard, tamron talking about the crowd cheering. we saw that. now we are seeing people quickly trying to run down a little bit further down the path as they break away from where they were to try to get another vantage point to get another spot where they can perhaps see the president and the first lady perhaps emerge from the car, because that is what everybody is hoping for is that money shot when the president and the first lady get out of the car. as you remember, they did it twice four years ago, so a lot of anticipation. people wanting to get that shot and we remember that happened, i believe it was further down along the street near freedom pl
joe biden and dr. jill biden as well. we are picking up speed and waiting for the big moment, the anticipation, obviously, building in hopes that the president and the first lady will make a little bit of a stroll on this nice washington, d.c. day, brian. >> thanks, amron. i think this means you're near where natalie morales is? >> yeah, we just saw the motorcade go by. as you heard, tamron talking about the crowd cheering. we saw that. now we are seeing people quickly trying to run...
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biden. if he wants to get in this thing, if he wants to be competitive, he has to start making some moves pretty soon. >> as for clinton, for now she can stay on the sidelines and in fact the biggest lesson from her last race for president when she appeared to be inevitable is that there is a down side to being out front too soon. matt? >> andrea mitchell in washington this morning. thanks so much. >>> up next, the men from that iconic image of the boston bombings sit down with brian williams. >>> then a bit later on, on trending, imagine spilling wine or chocolate sauce on your shirt only to watch it glide right off. is this new product too good to be true? we'll check it out. first these messages. ♪ [ male announcer ] harvey's i'm so happy you're home dance. that's real love. and so is giving him real tasty food. but some leading dog foods add sugar, dyes, or even artificial preservatives. [ dog whimpers ] but now there's new so good! from iams. with 100% real wholesome ingredients and n
biden. if he wants to get in this thing, if he wants to be competitive, he has to start making some moves pretty soon. >> as for clinton, for now she can stay on the sidelines and in fact the biggest lesson from her last race for president when she appeared to be inevitable is that there is a down side to being out front too soon. matt? >> andrea mitchell in washington this morning. thanks so much. >>> up next, the men from that iconic image of the boston bombings sit down...